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Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

Schneider Electric lab lights up Malawi youth

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

Rail carriages are pictured at the Siggenthal plant of cement maker Holcim in Wurenlingen near Zurich, Switzerland. Source: Reuters/Denis Balibouse

Holcim Lafarge sale ups Chinese ownership of African cement market

By Kanjyik Ghosh and Surbhi Misra 3 Dec 2024

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All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

20 May 2019

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 May 2019

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

13 May 2019

Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa

Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa

10 May 2019

The desalination plant on the Waterfront is not operating and the company that runs it is in a legal dispute with the City of Cape Town. Photo: Kristine Liao

Dirty sea water brings Cape Town desalination plant to a halt

Kristine Liao 7 May 2019

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

Fiona Anciano and Laurence Piper 6 May 2019

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Finbarr Toesland 3 May 2019

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2 May 2019

Builders reveals new store prototype in Boksburg

Builders reveals new store prototype in Boksburg

2 May 2019

Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?

Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?

Amin Al-Habaibeh 26 Apr 2019

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

24 Apr 2019

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Ana Rita Sequeira et al. 23 Apr 2019

Efficient project management reduces costs, drives innovation in property construction

Efficient project management reduces costs, drives innovation in property construction

Kenneth Oigo 15 Apr 2019

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Jenny McArthur and Tim Moonen 12 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Gerald Gondo 4 Apr 2019

Copper was part of the deal between the DRC and the Chinese company Sicomines. Shutterstock

The DRC and China's Sicomines: why future deals should be different

Andoni Maiza Larrarte & Gloria Claudio-Quiroga 3 Apr 2019

Veolia installs packaged potable water treatment plant in Stellenbosch

Veolia installs packaged potable water treatment plant in Stellenbosch

3 Apr 2019

Why more retailers are going green

Why more retailers are going green

Iggy Sathekge 3 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

#Propak19: Developing artisan skills for the future

#Propak19: Developing artisan skills for the future

Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2019

Egypt embarks on smart city development drive

Egypt embarks on smart city development drive

28 Mar 2019

Why buildings keep collapsing in Lagos and what can be done about it

Why buildings keep collapsing in Lagos and what can be done about it

Ndubisi Onwuanyi 28 Mar 2019

Dutch vessel, Willem van Oranje, harvests sand off Kenya’s coast. CORDIO

Why Kenya must take control of sand harvesting off its coast

David Obura 26 Mar 2019

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

20 Mar 2019

R18bn expansion plan for Dube Trade Port

R18bn expansion plan for Dube Trade Port

20 Mar 2019

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019

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All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners

20 May 2019

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 May 2019

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced

13 May 2019

Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa

Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa

10 May 2019

The desalination plant on the Waterfront is not operating and the company that runs it is in a legal dispute with the City of Cape Town. Photo: Kristine Liao

Dirty sea water brings Cape Town desalination plant to a halt

Kristine Liao 7 May 2019

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

Fiona Anciano and Laurence Piper 6 May 2019

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Increasing population growth in Africa's megacities a challenge for authorities

Finbarr Toesland 3 May 2019

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2019 Dezeen Awards open for entries

2 May 2019

Builders reveals new store prototype in Boksburg

Builders reveals new store prototype in Boksburg

2 May 2019

Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?

Should we turn the Sahara Desert into a huge solar farm?

Amin Al-Habaibeh 26 Apr 2019

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

Siemens Atlas of Digitalization measures six cities' digital readiness

24 Apr 2019

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Mozambique water project: insights into supply and use in a peri-urban area

Ana Rita Sequeira et al. 23 Apr 2019

Efficient project management reduces costs, drives innovation in property construction

Efficient project management reduces costs, drives innovation in property construction

Kenneth Oigo 15 Apr 2019

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Liveable cities rankings: how a global enterprise is influencing urban change

Jenny McArthur and Tim Moonen 12 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

Bizcommunity sends a clear message that Africa is open for business

dotAfrica 9 Apr 2019

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity launches BIZ | Daily top story headlines

Bizcommunity.com 8 Apr 2019

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Closing Africa's infrastructure gap

Gerald Gondo 4 Apr 2019

Copper was part of the deal between the DRC and the Chinese company Sicomines. Shutterstock

The DRC and China's Sicomines: why future deals should be different

Andoni Maiza Larrarte & Gloria Claudio-Quiroga 3 Apr 2019

Veolia installs packaged potable water treatment plant in Stellenbosch

Veolia installs packaged potable water treatment plant in Stellenbosch

3 Apr 2019

Why more retailers are going green

Why more retailers are going green

Iggy Sathekge 3 Apr 2019

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Africa rising as Bizcommunity launches .Africa domain

Bizcommunity.com 2 Apr 2019

#Propak19: Developing artisan skills for the future

#Propak19: Developing artisan skills for the future

Danette Breitenbach 28 Mar 2019

Egypt embarks on smart city development drive

Egypt embarks on smart city development drive

28 Mar 2019

Why buildings keep collapsing in Lagos and what can be done about it

Why buildings keep collapsing in Lagos and what can be done about it

Ndubisi Onwuanyi 28 Mar 2019

Dutch vessel, Willem van Oranje, harvests sand off Kenya’s coast. CORDIO

Why Kenya must take control of sand harvesting off its coast

David Obura 26 Mar 2019

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

Lesotho Rise in the City design competition winner announced

20 Mar 2019

R18bn expansion plan for Dube Trade Port

R18bn expansion plan for Dube Trade Port

20 Mar 2019

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Delivering on climate resilience in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 15 Mar 2019

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

How data collected from mobile phones can help electricity planning

Eduardo Alejandro Martínez Ceseña, Joseph Mutale, Mathaios Panteli, and Pierluigi Mancarella 14 Mar 2019

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019

Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures

Print your city? 3D printing is revolutionising urban futures

Sylvie Albert, Jeremy Millard, Tomas Diez 11 Mar 2019

UCT's urine bio-brick pioneer awarded global prize

UCT's urine bio-brick pioneer awarded global prize

6 Mar 2019

Architect, Tshepo Mokholo.

#DesignIndaba2019: Creating architecture for the African continent for the next 100 years

Louise Marsland 4 Mar 2019

How digitisation has enabled smart homes and buildings

How digitisation has enabled smart homes and buildings

Barry Bredenkamp 4 Mar 2019

#DesignIndaba2019: Designing with dignity

#DesignIndaba2019: Designing with dignity

Louise Marsland 2 Mar 2019

Koffi & Diabaté school gymnasium design a winner at World Architecture Awards

Koffi & Diabaté school gymnasium design a winner at World Architecture Awards

1 Mar 2019

Cape Town has a plan to manage its water. But there are big gaps

Cape Town has a plan to manage its water. But there are big gaps

Jasper Knight 1 Mar 2019

Nicole Nomsa Moyo. © .

#DesignIndaba2019: Together, we can change systems

Louise Marsland 27 Feb 2019

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the new reality. Why a deal must be done

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is the new reality. Why a deal must be done

Shimelis Dessu 27 Feb 2019

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

New water supply, waste management project launched in Welenchiti, Ethiopia

25 Feb 2019